Second-Year Receivers Ready to Break Out

Even if an NFL player has a disappointing rookie campaign, there is always hope that the second campaign can be better. There are many reasons behind this, such as acclimation to the league, a potentially bigger role due to depth chart changes, etc.  Entering 2021, there are certainly a few second-year players who could enjoy […]

Adam Koffler's PPR Rankings vs. RotoBaller Consensus

Adam Koffler's PPR Rankings, updated as of 8/13/2021. Below you'll find my tiered rankings by position compared to the RotoBaller consensus staff rankings. In this article, I'll highlight a handful of players at each position that I like more than the consensus and a handful of players I like less than the consensus. I'll explain […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

It's the middle of August and the dust has settled from the Trade Deadline's chaos. There are still many fluid bullpens to explore, so let's get right into my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with potential mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave […]

Team Defense (DST) Top Draft Targets

Defense is often overlooked but has the ability to win you your weekly matchups. Last year, the top unit was the Rams, and they scored 9.9 points per game (according to ESPN standard scoring), which is equivalent to Giovani Bernard in PPR formats, who finished as the 34th-ranked running back. Any time we can get […]

Wide Receiver Draft Targets - Slot Receivers

Plunging into the world of football analytics is without question the best way to find fantasy sleepers for the coming season. Especially in the case of wide receivers, where how they are lining up on the field has a direct correlation with production. Slot receivers don't quite offer the boom-upside an outside receiver will deliver […]

NFL Rookie Spotlight - Rashod Bateman

For the second consecutive season, there will be an influx of extremely talented rookie wide receivers entering the NFL. One of them is undoubtedly Rashod Bateman. After three productive seasons at Minnesota, Rashod Bateman declared after his COVID-shortened junior season with the Golden Gophers. Bateman produced at an extremely high level at a non-traditional Big […]

Fantasy Outlooks in a Minute - NFC Teams

I have been looking at data from the 2020 season since the Super Bowl finished. I have been looking at projections for the 2021 season for the past few weeks. I have been writing fantasy football columns from different perspectives for the upcoming year for quite some time now. Do you know one thing I […]

NFC Wide Receiver Depth Charts Analysis

The regular season is right around the corner and each team's depth chart is mostly complete! Before diving into the fantasy season, RotoBaller has you covered with some last minute wide receiver depth chart recaps for each team, including some useful bits of analysis for players you want to keep on your radar. Please note […]

Running Back Targets for Zero RB Drafters in 2021

The Zero RB draft strategy has been one of the most discussed topics in the fantasy football community over the last few years. The theory behind the Zero RB draft strategy is that there is less volatility in elite wide receivers, quarterbacks and tight ends than there is at the running back position, which means […]

Bullpen Report: Figuring Things Out After Wild Trade Deadline

For weeks leading up to the trade deadline, I wrote about how greatly it would impact bullpens around the league. I tried to project closers that would be traded and setup men that would take over the closer gigs. Well, even I was wrong with how much the trade deadline would impact the reliever position!  […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 19

The trade winds blew long and hard through Major League Baseball last week. As the dust begins to settle around the league, many prospects have been impacted in different ways — although the moves affected prospects from a dynasty perspective more so than from a 2021 redraft angle. The list lost Reid Detmers — who […]

Statcast Hitter Risers, Fallers - xwOBA Rolling Windows

After an insane trade deadline that saw pretty much everybody in the league changes teams (hyperbole intended), we must collect ourselves and focus on the numbers again. The intent of this series is to identify the top risers and fallers for various Statcast metrics each week, not focus on the players who are in the […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 19

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 19

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who […]

Rookie Report: Prospects Traded at the MLB Trade Deadline

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! This week, I'm going to switch things up a little bit and look at every single prospect that was traded at the MLB Trade Deadline over the past week. And boy was it a crazy week of trades, with many MLB […]

Announcing This Year's Fantasy Busts - The Bigger Picture

The second half of the MLB season is about two weeks deep and the trade deadline brings a flurry of activity that will shake up rosters. Last week, I advised being proactive to prepare for prospects or under-the-radar players who may jump into the starting lineup or rotation. This week, let's get reactive. While you […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 18

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

K-BB% Starting Pitcher Risers and Fallers (July)

Recently I've been on a K-BB% bender. I first looked at potential 2nd half breakouts by examining June K-BB% and came away feeling good about Eduardo Rodriguez, Patrick Sandoval, and Adam Wainwright. Then I looked at some relievers who might be worth stashing based on June's K-BB%, so it's only fitting that I go back […]

Short-Term Dynasty Impact of the 2021 MLB Draft

With the 2021 MLB Draft in the books and the 2021 season turning up in intensity with each at-bat, we are back to a familiar posture we haven't seen since 2019: 20 rounds worth of amateur prospects have entered the professional realm and many will promptly get down to business in their organization's farm system. […]

MLB Trade Deadline: Lineup Spot & Team Opportunity Impact

The trade deadline unofficially was kicked off on Sunday, when the Rays acquired Nelson Cruz and the Padres nabbed Adam Frazier. Fantasy managers will always be quick to scrutinize trades through the lens of fantasy - and that's good, we should be looking for any edge we can find. However, it's possible that we sometimes […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 18

We’re less than a week away from the 2021 MLB trade deadline so it could be a busy week for rookies and prospects. The impending moves could also have significant impacts on the potential playing times ahead for many near-MLB-ready players. However, keep in mind that trading top prospects has become far less common than […]

Points Leagues Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 18

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 18

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who […]

The Bigger Picture - Post-Trade Deadline Pickups Are Key

The MLB trade deadline is one week away as of this writing and the first big deal has already gone down. Baseball's version of the Highlander, Nelson Cruz, has moved to Tampa Bay. It comes as no shock that the Twins are sellers this year; they are currently 17.5 games behind first place in the […]

Week 17 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

Our first full week after the break and there is a little more clarity with the starting rotations. The SP planner should help you identify a few different options for Week 17 and assist in determining an optimal lineup. As always, do a little research and give your best effort when making decisions. Below are […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 17 Waiver Wire

The All-Star break is now behind us and the trade deadline is quickly approaching. Let's use a car metaphor: the All-Star break is in the rear view mirror and the trade deadline is a semi coming right at you on a one-lane road as you suddenly realize you are driving the wrong way and there […]

Five Undervalued Standout Pitchers - Maddux Plate Discipline

“The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” - Greg Maddux Using my weighted plate discipline index statistic - the Maddux Plate Discipline Index (mPDI) - we can enumerate the percentage of time in which pitchers demonstrate the […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 17

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 17

Welcome back to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who […]